Ben Smith of Politico says the White House should get some credit for easing Sen. Chris Dodd out of office . If true, the next question is: What’s in it for Dodd? A post in the Obama administration perhaps? Or an ambassadorship? Dodd is in Peru – visiting. And some of his staff have found jobs as lobbyists : “Among the high profile staffers-turned-lobbyists are Andrew Lowenthal, the former minority staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Securities, who once served as a key staffer for Sen. Chris Dodd. Nate Gatten, the former top banking aide to Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), later jumped to become a lobbyist for Fannie Mae, and Joi Sheffield served as the Democratic staff director of a Senate Banking subcommittee, now a lobbyist for financial regulators… “Members linked to multiple staffers-turned-lobbyists include Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), as well as Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kay Bailey Hutchiso...
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